Snow Closings

On days when bad weather forces the closing of Rockaway Valley School , radio stations WMTR (1250 AM), NJ101.5 (101.5 FM) and T.V. Channel 12 will carry the announcements beginning about 6:30 AM .  You may also get notification of school closings/delayed openings on the school website, http://www.rvsnj.org/ and at http://www.wdhafm.com/.  A DISTRICT announcement will be left on our phone message center.  You can access that message by dialing 973-334-4162 and pressing the number "2" on your phone. The new phone message system will also leave a message at your home if there is a closing or delay.  Do not call the police or board members.

When Rockaway Valley School is closed, bus service for Mountain Lakes High School is suspended.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR HILLCREST ROAD FAMILIES:  Weather related changes in the school schedule will result in the snow route being enforced for Hillcrest Road . Buses will not drive up Hillcrest Road .  Instead, students will be picked up and dropped off at the bottom of Hillcrest Road on Rockaway Valley Road . 
 

Emergency Closings

The Superintendent/Principal is authorized by the Board of Education to close the school, open late or dismiss early, in hazardous weather or in other extraordinary circumstances that might endanger the health or safety of pupils or school employees.

Each year parents/guardians, pupils, and staff members are informed in advance of how they will be notified in the event of an emergency closing.  Parents/guardians shall be required to make alternative arrangements for their children in case no one is home to receive a child after an unscheduled early closing.  If the situation warrants an evacuation of the school premises, the children will be taken to the Parish House on Valley Road for safe keeping until picked up by their parents/guardians.